Constitution at Beginning and End of Life
Interdisciplinary databases
The library has access to hundreds of article databases with full text of academic articles. You can Ask a librarian for help in using the databases.
Useful databases:
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Discovery searchSearch for books and articles accessible at UMass.
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Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window
Scholarly journals from all academic disciplines - an excellent starting point for multidisciplinary research projects. 3,200 full-text journals. Coverage from 1975 to present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Core scholarly journals from a range of disciplines, dating from the earliest issue of each journal to a few years before present.
Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
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PAIS International This link opens in a new windowArticles, government documents, reports in the fields of political science, public and social policy, international relations 1915-.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
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iPOLL This link opens in a new windowOver 650,000 public opinion survey questions and answers - from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. Survey from 1935 to present.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
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PubMed This link opens in a new windowNational Library of Medicine's comprehensive database of citations to medical journal articles, with links to UMass-subscribed full text, 1946-present. PubMed includes all MEDLINE content, plus content from additional journals and books in the life sciences.Available on campus to all, or off-campus to UMass Amherst students, staff and faculty with an UMass Amherst IT NetID (user name) and password.
Other databases by subject:
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Humanities and fine artsIncludes Afro-American studies, architecture, art & art history, classics, dance, English, film studies, history, Judaic & Near Eastern studies, languages & cultures, linguistics, literature, music, philosophy, theater, and women's, gender & sexuality studies.
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Public health and health sciencesIncludes communication disorders, kinesiology, nutrition, and public health.
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Social and behavioral sciencesIncludes anthropology, communication, economics, journalism, labor studies, landscape architecture & regional planning, legal studies, political science, public policy & administration, resource economics, social thought and political economy, and sociology.
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